There are 11 ways to get from Sicily to Portofino by plane, train (Trenitalia), car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane CTA - GOA
5h€70–176Fly Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain
7h 51m€49–312Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Chiavaritrain Fa
17h 42m€187–327Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
21h 33m€107–161Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus Autoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Sestri Levantebus N1501
21h 42m€121–181Fly Palermo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane PMO - GOA
5h 27m€80–217Fly Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PMO - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallotrain
6h 36m€75–343Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CTA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallotrain
6h 9m€75–312Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CTA - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain
6h 33m€81–219Fly Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PMO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Porttrain
7h€81–260Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallotrain Ic
25h 46m€99–255
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Portofino is to fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Portofino is to fly which takes 5h and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Portofino. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Sestri Levante via Palermo Terminal Bus and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 42m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sicily to Portofino. However, there are services departing from Port of Palermo and arriving at Port of Genoa via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to Portofino. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at Chiavari via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini and Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 42m.
The distance between Sicily and Portofino is 973 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Portofino without a car is to train which takes 17h 42m and costs €180 - €330.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Sicily to Portofino, including transfers.
Sicily to Portofino bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
Sicily to Portofino train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Portofino, Italy?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and Aeroitalia fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Portofino via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Roma Tiburtina, and Chiavari in around 17h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Palermo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–65
Flights from Palermo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €10–220
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to S.Margherita L.-Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Chiavari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Pisa Centrale to Rapallo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Sestri Levante
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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The best way to get from Sicily to Portofino is to fly which takes 5h and costs €70 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €330 and takes 17h 42m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €190 and takes 21h 42m.
Sicily to Portofino bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Sicily to Portofino train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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